{"id":"CVE-2013-0640","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2013-0640","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T23:40:24.992Z","title":"Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability","description":"Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.","published":"2013-02-14T01:55:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:49:49.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat","adobe/acrobat reader","opensuse/opensuse","suse/linux enterprise desktop","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux eus","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server aus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.86927,"percentile":0.99746,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-03","dueDate":"2022-03-24","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0640"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2013-11-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":29881,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Acrobat Reader - ASLR + DEP Bypass with Sandbox Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29881","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/29881.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/29881.txt","published":"2013-11-28","added":"2013-11-28","updated":"2017-07-14","author":"w3bd3vil & abh1sek","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2013-0640","OSVDB-90169"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2022). 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